Zero Dollar
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Zero Dollar is a conceptual artwork by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that critiques capitalism and the value of money by subverting the familiar form of a banknote.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zero Dollar canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zero Dollar Context triple: [Cildo Meireles, notableWork, Zero Dollar]
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A.
Zero
Zero is the common nickname for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a highly maneuverable Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.
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B.
Noll
Noll is a surname most prominently associated with Chuck Noll, the legendary head coach who led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles.
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C.
Million Dollar Bill
"Million Dollar Bill" is an upbeat dance-pop and R&B song by Whitney Houston, released as a single from her 2009 comeback album "I Look to You."
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D.
Numero Zero
Numero Zero is a satirical novel by Umberto Eco that explores media manipulation, conspiracy theories, and the construction of history through a failed newspaper’s editorial team in 1990s Italy.
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E.
Less Than Nothing
Less Than Nothing is a major philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that offers a sprawling reinterpretation of Hegelian dialectics through contemporary psychoanalysis, politics, and cultural theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zero Dollar Target entity description: Zero Dollar is a conceptual artwork by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that critiques capitalism and the value of money by subverting the familiar form of a banknote.
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A.
Zero
Zero is the common nickname for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a highly maneuverable Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft used extensively during World War II.
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B.
Noll
Noll is a surname most prominently associated with Chuck Noll, the legendary head coach who led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles.
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C.
Million Dollar Bill
"Million Dollar Bill" is an upbeat dance-pop and R&B song by Whitney Houston, released as a single from her 2009 comeback album "I Look to You."
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D.
Numero Zero
Numero Zero is a satirical novel by Umberto Eco that explores media manipulation, conspiracy theories, and the construction of history through a failed newspaper’s editorial team in 1990s Italy.
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E.
Less Than Nothing
Less Than Nothing is a major philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that offers a sprawling reinterpretation of Hegelian dialectics through contemporary psychoanalysis, politics, and cultural theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | conceptual artwork ⓘ |
| artForm |
print
ⓘ
works on paper ⓘ |
| artMedium | banknote-like print ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cildo Meireles’s investigations of circulation and exchange ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| critiques |
capitalist value systems
ⓘ
ideology of money ⓘ |
| depicts | zero-value currency note ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
currency with no monetary value
ⓘ
symbolic devaluation of money ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | discourse on money in contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasMotif | subversion of familiar currency design ⓘ |
| hasReception | recognized as a key critique of capitalism in Meireles’s oeuvre ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consumer society
ⓘ
economy ⓘ ideology ⓘ power ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
critical art
ⓘ
political art ⓘ |
| intendedMeaning |
critique of capitalism
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questioning monetary value ⓘ reflection on economic power structures ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capitalism
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critique of economic systems ⓘ value of money ⓘ |
| movement |
Latin American conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| partOf | Cildo Meireles’s body of political artworks ⓘ |
| usesFormOf | banknote ⓘ |
| usesStrategy |
appropriation of banknote format
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visual subversion ⓘ |
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